 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1840 - 504 pages
...failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watch'd and wept, he prayed and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
 | 1840 - 368 pages
...wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt, at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for...And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismay'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul ; Comfort came... | |
 | 1840 - 378 pages
...wretched was his pride, And ev'n his failings lean'd to virtue's side ; ' But in his duty prompt, at ev'ry call, He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain by turns dismay 'd, The rev'rend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1841 - 398 pages
...Pleased with his guests, the good man learn'd to And quite forgot their vices in their woe ; [glow, Careless their merits or their faults to scan, His...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. His ready smile a parent's warmth express'd, Their welfare pleased... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 446 pages
...wept, he pray'd and felt, for all; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn' d the... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1842 - 416 pages
...tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds , and led the way. Beside the bed...turns dismay'd , The reverend champion stood. At his controul, Despair and anguish lied the struggling soul ; Comfort came down the trembling wretch to... | |
 | 1843 - 184 pages
...failings leaned to virtue's side ; But in his duty prompt at every call, He watched and wept, he prayed and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment,...life was laid, And sorrow, guilt, and pain, by turns dismayed, The reverend champion stood. At his control, Despair and anguish fled the struggling soul... | |
 | John Hanbury Dwyer - 1843 - 320 pages
...tempt its new fledg'd offspring to the skies; He try'd each art, reprov'd each dull delay, Allur'd to brighter worlds and led the way. Beside the bed...came down the trembling wretch to raise, And his last falt'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
 | English poetry - 1844 - 110 pages
...the night away ; Wept o'er his wounds, or, tales of sorrow done, Shoulder'd his crutch, and show'd how fields were won. Pleased with his guests, the...down, the trembling wretch to raise. And his last faltering accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
 | Samuel Maunder - 1844 - 544 pages
...wept, he pray'd and felt for all; And as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledg'd offspring to the skies; He tried each art, reproved...down, the trembling wretch to raise, And his last falt'ring accents whisper'd praise. At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the... | |
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He watch'd and wept, he pray'd and felt for all ; And, as a bird each fond endearment tries, To tempt its new-fledged offspring to the skies, He tried each art, reproved each dull delay, Allured to brighter worlds, and led the way. Beside the bed where... 
